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Regions Field turned from idea to reality, Simon said, because everyone had a seat at the table, from developers and team owners to city leaders and even UAB. It's a model that could work for any project, perhaps a recipe supporters of a new UAB football stadium could follow.

UAB officials weren't worried at the time, in 2011, about the ballpark conflicting with the school's proposed location for a football stadium. The two proposed venues would be a block apart.

An OCS would make that area simply explode in growth. It is doing well now but the economic impact would be off the charts IMHO.

Could you imagine how awesome it would be to take in a day game during the Barons' last home-stand of the year, followed by a college football game at night? That would be amazing!

We could work with the city to offer combo tickets...make sure it happens at least once a year.

(06-10-2015 09:32 AM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  An OCS would make that area simply explode in growth. It is doing well now but the economic impact would be off the charts IMHO.

My shop is on the corner of 3rd and 12th. I'd be just a little excited if they built the stadium where they proposed. Most know they already own the land needed. Heck, they bought out Hardy Corp's building they had literally just built on 4th and 11th.